“There was once, in the country of Alifbay, a sad city, the saddest of cities, a city so ruinously sad that it had forgotten its name.” (15)
This quote about is where the story takes place, it is so said that this town is one of the saddest around, but it was said that people forgot it's name. So instead of calling it Alifbay, they called it the "sadcity.
“It was a figure of speech…but but but I will stand by it! A figure of speech is a shifty thing; it can be twisted or it can be straight.” (33)
Basically what this is saying is that the way you put things can be taken in many ways. So be careful what you say, even if you are just refering to something.
“Anybody can tell stories….Liars, and cheats, and crooks, for example. But for stories with that Extra Ingredient, ah, for those, even the best storytellers need the Story Waters.” (58)
No matter what anyone can tell a story, it is just a matter of how they are telling the story. Anybody can write, its just a matter of the "extra ingredient." goodreads.com
Critic Quotes "Fantastical, funny, whooping through drama and comedy, good and evil, introducing creatures delightful or frightening, this joyous and tender book is a whole Arabian Nights entertainment." -Nadine Gordimer, The Times Literary Supplement
"A lively, wonderfully inventive comic tale...His own Sea of Stories from which he drew this entertainign and moving book continues to flow as clear and brilliant as ever." -Alison Lurie, The New York Times Book Review
"Haroun and teh Sea of Stories will, I suspect, have claims to immortiality....This book, so inventive and intelligent, so well-read and so well-made, shines like a bright light in a world increasingly fearful of freedom or ideas." -A.N. Wilson
"This is, simply sput, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It's also a work of literary genius." -Stephen King
In this first video, it is playing out the major events in chapters 7. In this video it is playing out the major acts of Chapter 8.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
By: Salman Rushdie
Memorable Quotes:
This quote about is where the story takes place, it is so said that this town is one of the saddest around, but it was said that people forgot it's name. So instead of calling it Alifbay, they called it the "sadcity.
Basically what this is saying is that the way you put things can be taken in many ways. So be careful what you say, even if you are just refering to something.
No matter what anyone can tell a story, it is just a matter of how they are telling the story. Anybody can write, its just a matter of the "extra ingredient."
goodreads.com
Critic Quotes
"Fantastical, funny, whooping through drama and comedy, good and evil, introducing creatures delightful or frightening, this joyous and tender book is a whole Arabian Nights entertainment."
-Nadine Gordimer, The Times Literary Supplement
"A lively, wonderfully inventive comic tale...His own Sea of Stories from which he drew this entertainign and moving book continues to flow as clear and brilliant as ever."
-Alison Lurie, The New York Times Book Review
"Haroun and teh Sea of Stories will, I suspect, have claims to immortiality....This book, so inventive and intelligent, so well-read and so well-made, shines like a bright light in a world increasingly fearful of freedom or ideas." -A.N. Wilson
"This is, simply sput, a book for anyone who loves a good story. It's also a work of literary genius." -Stephen King
In this first video, it is playing out the major events in chapters 7.
In this video it is playing out the major acts of Chapter 8.